Plain and Simple Chapel design at Bethel, Rhigos

Posted on February 5th, 2008 filed in Chapel & Church

Photos are now in the Gallery of of Bethel (Wesleyan Methodist) Chapel, Mount Road, Cefn Rhigos, near Hirwaun.

Built in 1839 in the northernmost reaches of the Cynon Valley, in the quiet rural village of Rhigos.

There is seating for 120.

The design is plain and simple. Surely that is the hallmark of good design and a recipe for Chapel longevity ?

How many of the Chapels of Cynon Valley, and indeed, Wales, have closed due to the huge costs of maintaining complex building structure ?